By Audience

Every role in the chain has its own demurrage problem. BV's platform maps to each one — from trader close cycles to owner evidence packages to port agent throughput. Find your audience and the tools we've paired with it.

Commodity broker at a multi-screen trading desk

Commodity Traders

Close the demurrage loop across dozens of counterparties before time bars expire.

Pain points we solve

01
Claims scattered across S&P, voyage, and FOB/CIF contracts with different time bars.
02
Multi-counterparty cargoes that need pro-rata allocation by origin, parcel, or shipper.
03
Manual reconciliation between broker, owner, and internal trading P&L.
04
No single view of demurrage exposure across the active book.

Recommended tools

Markets

Vrac Sec Pétrole et Gaz

Ship bridge with SOF documentation and screens

Shipowners & Operators

Recover every dollar of demurrage across voyages without drowning in paperwork.

Pain points we solve

01
Complex port calls — lightering, shifting, tidal windows — that break standard laytime logic.
02
Owner claims defended against charterer counter-claims with inconsistent evidence.
03
Fleet-wide exposure and recovery tracking across dozens of simultaneous voyages.
04
Port intelligence gaps when choosing laycans and routing.

Recommended tools

Markets

Vrac Sec Pétrole et Gaz

Quayside cargo operation with bills of lading

Charterers

Predictable demurrage outcomes on voyage charters and contracts of affreightment.

Pain points we solve

01
Owner claims arriving fast, each with its own SOF interpretation.
02
Multi-parcel cargoes that need proper allocation across suppliers.
03
Budget vs actual visibility when demurrage eats into voyage economics.
04
Disputes that hinge on evidence you don't have time to assemble.

Recommended tools

Markets

Vrac Sec Pétrole et Gaz

Brokers & Port Agents

Lower per-calculation overhead. Higher client value per hour.

Pain points we solve

01
High volume of calcs per client per month with tight turnaround expectations.
02
Diverse contract types and port customs that defy a single template.
03
Accuracy scrutiny from both sides of the counterparty table.
04
Pressure to add value beyond pure calculation — benchmarking, advisory, exception flags.

Recommended tools

Markets

Vrac Sec Pétrole et Gaz

Relevant to how you work

See all insights